With the advent of advanced global communication, new forms of social contract can be created which transcend the geographic state. These new cybercoops or cyberstates will bring humankind to higher levels of cooperation and understanding.

David Attenborough explores just how much climate change is altering our planet. He looks ahead to find out what needs to be done to save Planet Earth from the worst impact of global warming and discovers what could happen to the planet once a 'tipping point' of carbon emissions is reached,And here is another piece by the BBCon Global Dimming.

Global Dimming12/05/06 - BBC - Runtime 49 MinutesThis is a film that demands action. It reveals that we may have grossly underestimated the speed at which our climate is changing. At its heart is a deadly new phenomenon. One that until very recently scientists refused to believe even existed. But it may already have led to the starvation of millions.

Here is a BBC piece on the Bush Adminstration's attempts to play down global warming

A Global Warning...The 10 hottest years on record were all in the last 15 years, and arctic ice drilling shows that Co2 levels in the atmosphere are the highest for 650,000 years, yet some people still think this isn't happening. It is, we all know it is, but yet not many of us are doing anything about it. Global Warming: Point of No Return?James Lovelock says Global Warming is now at point of no return. Other top climate scientists are more hopeful but say we only have less than 10 years before it's irreversible and time is running out.

The link I found for the Inconvenient Truthis not active right now, but it will show up someplace else. In the meantime, rent it or buy it, and send it to that friend who still has his/or her head in the sand.